Released: 1992
Tracks: Pull Me Under; Another Day; Take the Time; Surrounded; Metropolis – Part I; Under a Glass Moon; Wait For Sleep; Learning to Live
Best track: Take the Time
Track to skip: none
Musicianship and songs. Those are the essence of Dream Theater. Besides being, uh, decent players, they are really great songwriters and I wish more people would recognize it. Dream Theater are the leaders of the recent prog-rock revolution (post-Rush). The difference between DT and all the rest of them is that this group is lead by the Guitar (John Petrucci) and the Drums (Mike Portnoy) and not some caped keyboardist or pretentious vocalist (John Myung on bass, Kevin Moore on keys, and James LaBrie on vocals round out the group). Plus that they are a heavy metal band puts them ahead of the rest.
This is their second album, and I’m sure some people still think it’s their first. Nope, it’s just the first one you heard of, thanks to Pull Me Under being all over the radio. Gee, occasionally US radio *does* get something right! I can’t believe this is 10 years old, this album still sounds great. Every track is good, lyrically and musically. All five of the guys play their butts off for the whole thing. I can’t find much fault in this; it’s wonderful to listen to. If you actually like to hear talented musicians made good music, give this a shot.
Rating: 93
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